School Notes

Annual inter-DPS zonal debate conducted

DPS Sushant Lok was proud to host the annual Inter-DPS zonal debate under the aegis of the DPS Society between 14 competing DPS schools on May 6,2011. Principal Dr Ruchi Seth warmly welcomed the guest of honour,DPS Society director Renu Mittal,DPS Gurgaon principal Aditi Misra and the three eminent judges — Sridhar Balan, Shraddha M and Anuradha Sen,besides the teachers and students of 14 DPS schools. The topic of the debate was ‘Video games are entertaining but have a negative impact on the mind’. With incredibly convincing arguments presented for and against the motion,the atmosphere was vibrant,taut with tension and brought forth the conviction of the speakers. The names of the winners were announced at the end of the nail-biting event. While the award for best speaker went to Archit Krishna of DPS-RK Puram and best interjector went to Kriti Ghai,DPS-Rohini.

Justice Leila Seth speaks on her book at Bal Bharati

Bal Bharati Public School was visited by Leila Seth,the first woman Chief Justice of an Indian state and the first woman judge of Delhi High Court on May 10,2011. She was here to elucidate on her book: We the Children of India – The Preamble to Our Constitution. Even today,understanding our constitution and even the preamble is not something that everybody has achieved. So,in order to help us relate to our own nationality and comprehend the essence of the preamble,Justice Seth came out with a book. Through it,she makes the preamble understandable to even the youngest of readers,tackles all the concepts and explains them in a manner,everyone can grasp and enjoy. In a session with Class V students,she elaborated on her book and addressed the students with so much ease and patience that even something as complicated as legislature,executive and judiciary got across the young learners quite well. The simplicity of her explanation could not be missed,and even the teachers enjoyed listening to her. After Class V,Justice Leila Seth met Class XII students,during which she faced another round of questions — most of which were linked to current issues. From India’s rampant capitalism,delays in court cases to our constitutional structure and even the Citizens’ Ombudsman Bill (what we all know as The Jan Lokpal Bill),everything was discussed. The discussion ended with Justice Seth reciting a short poem from her book called We,the children of India only. After that,she signed some of her books,and students as well as teachers were seen scrambling to buy them. All in all,it was an enlightening session,and the students considered themselves fortunate enough to meet a personality who was such a rich source of inspiration.

St Mark’s stages Bernard Shaw play at Kamani

It was a jubilant moment for the 18 students who acted in Fanny’s First Play by George Bernard Shaw,staged by St Mark’s Senior Secondary Public School,Meera Bagh,at Kamani Auditorium,the venue for the grand finale of Bachpan-2011,an inter-school children’s theatre festival hosted by Ateliers Theatre Group on April 27. The play was among the top six chosen for the mega event ,after clearing the preliminary and zonal round comprising 50 plays in all. The proud participants were Sanya Arora,Ravit Malik,Kanishk Bharadwaj,Lakshay Virmani,Danish Girdhar,Raghav Aggarwal,Harshit Khanna,Siddharth Sheoran,Shourya Vats,Samarpit Kalra,Ria Nagpal,Shubhankar Jain,Tanvi,Nikita Sethi,Nimrit Ahluwalia,Taniya Arora,Shibika Suresh and Tanya Singh . Dignitaries like theatre personality Kuljeet Singh,principal Anjali Aggarwal and vice-principal Veena Wahi graced the occasion with their presence. The cast and crew of Fanny’s First Play won hearts through their brilliant display of acting skills.

Mother’s Day celebrated at RD Rajpal Public School

Mother’s Day is celebrated across the world to pay a tribute to mothers and thank them for all their selfless contributions. Keeping this in mind,RD Rajpal Public School celebrated Mother’s Day on May 7. To commemorate Mother’s Day,children gifted beautiful cards to their mothers. The palpable atmosphere of love manifested the true spirit of the day and won the children’s gratitude for their mothers. The ambience was splashed with colours of joy and happiness. At the entrance,children welcomed their mothers by showering petals. During the prize distribution ceremony conducted at the end,mothers presented gifts and prizes in the form of beautiful hampers. It was a truly glorious day.